Inside straight, a wild cards novel

Usado, em estoque. Amarelado, com marcas de manuseio e exposição em livraria. Em inglês. In the six decades since the alien plague known as the Wild Card virus spread a wave of mutations across the globe, humanity has begun to come to terms with its consequences. Grotesque half-human creatures known as jokers inhabit an underworld of their own, while the legendary prodigies known as aces have become real. world superheroes, complete with colorful names and costumes. Now a new generation of aces has taken its place on the world stage, becoming crucial players in international events. At the United Nations, veteran ace John Fortune has assembled a team of young aces, known as the Committee, to assist at trouble spots around the world-including an invasion of zombies in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, a freak nuclear explosion in a small Texas town, and a fateful showdown with the forces of the oil-rich Islamic caliphate in the Middle East. But their opponents have their own aces and jokers ready, including a Marxist revolutionary, a brutal mercenary, a young boy with apocalyptic powers, and a sinister arm of the FBI known as SCARE.

Editora: TOR

Ano: 2008

ISBN: 9780765357120

Autor: MARTIN / George R. R. Martin